An 82 Percent Failure Rate On High School Algebra Exams?

WochitJul. 03, 2014. 10:59 AM EST

What does it say about our public school system when 82% of the high school students in a suburba...
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What does it say about our public school system when 82% of the high school students in a suburban county fail their Algebra 1 final exams? The high failure rate on the exams happened in Montgomery County, Maryland, which is considered a well-off suburb of Washington, D.C., with high taxes that residents pay, at least in part, to fund the schools. The superintendent’s office told the newspaper the failure rate would not have been as high if not for lost instruction time in the spring semester due to bad weather and preparation for required state exams. However, that does not explain why nearly 70% also failed the Algebra 1 final the year before.
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